Topic: transinfoeurope

GERMANY [German] January 28 will see a debate about “Transsexuality and Intersex in Children” in Berlin’s house of representatives. http://www.gruene-fraktion-berlin.de/termin/transsexualit-t-und-intersexualit-t-bei IRELAND [English] TENI’s new book will discuss key issues of ...

GERMANY [German] The German Government has no knowledge about the current number and ‘saturation’ of interdisciplinary competence centres for intersex people resp. people with ‘disorders of sex development’, and it ...

ALBANIA [English] Following a complaint by LGBT rights group Pink Embassy, the Albanian government will remove from the market all anti-LGBT academic books. http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/anti-gay-academic-books-be-banned-albania291212 GERMANY [German] Interview with transman Balian ...

AUSTRIA [German] With his organization ORQOA, Iranian Gorji Marzban established a contact point for transgender migrants who are at risk of violence. http://www.m-media.or.at/gesellschaft/ein-pate-fur-transsexuelle-migrantinnen/2012/12/12/ EUROPEAN UNION [English] On December 12, the ...

BELGIUM [English] The Dutch-medium Brussels Institute of Higher Education University HUB has banned its students from wearing drag as part of student fraternity initiation rituals. The ban comes after a ...

DENMARK [English] A specialist doctor has been formally criticised by the health agency, Sundhedsvæsnet, for last year performing an operation to remove the breasts of a 15-year-old transsexual child. http://cphpost.dk/news/national/doctor-criticised-breast-removal-surgery EUROPEAN ...

DENMARK [Danish] Denmark ponders establishing a service which would help trans children with blocking puberty and counteracting it with hormones. This possible service would accompany trans children. http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2012/11/08/223256.htm EUROPEAN ...

AUSTRIA [German] Peter Traschkowitsch demands the recognition of intersex people: “The topic of intersex faces strong social taboos. Knowledge about intersex is scarce, with the only exception being professional ...

EUROPEAN UNION [English] Michael Cashman, Co-President of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights, speaks about the next European country to legalize same-sex marriage, LGBT rights in the European Union ...